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ICSG sees global refined copper market in surplus through 2027
The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG), an autonomous intergovernmental think tank, has published its 2026 - 2027 global refined copper market report and forecast a widening surplus.
Yesterday
Canadian Exiro Nickel acquires nickel assets from Vale
The complex comprises two mines and a facility for the production of refined nickel. According to the most recent data—covering the period from the fourth quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024—Thompson Operations produced 10,500 tonnes of...
22 october 2026
DRDGOLD Q3 gold output climbs 10% as revenue reaches over $180m
DRDGOLD's gold production increased by 10% to 42,021 ounces for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, supported by a 15% improvement in yield to 0.212g/t despite a 5% drop in tonnage throughput.
22 october 2026
Kumba Iron Ore Q3 production falls 19% as sales rise 3%
Kumba Iron Ore's total production decreased by 19% to 7.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2026, down from 9.2 Mt a year earlier.
22 october 2026
Antofagasta Q3 copper output up 7%, annual guidance maintained
Chilean miner Antofagasta has reported that its copper production increased by 7% in the third quarter of 2026 to 151,900 tonnes, compared to 142,000 tonnes in the same period a year earlier.
22 october 2026
The Apple Effect
01 march 2012
The recent protests against the labor conditions at tech giant Apple’s manufacturing facilities in China should serve as a wake-up call for the diamond industry. At the end of the day, ill-advised corporate social responsibility and ethics policies are noticed by consumers.
Diamond market: What recovery, as Firestone suspends BK11 mine?
29 february 2012
Firestone dropped a bombshell, which “shocked” many a people in the diamond industry. The miner said that it had suspended operations at the BK11 mine and placed it on a temporary care and maintenance programme.
The Hong Kong Jewelry Fair: BRICS foot traffic upped 8%
28 february 2012
From February 16 to 20, Hong Kong hosted the 29th International Jewellery Show considered the largest spring-time exhibition event in Asia. The show can be considered successful in many respects: by the number of participants, attendance, media coverage and generally positive feel the Fair breathed into the jewelry industry.
Gokhran to sell Soviet diamonds
27 february 2012
Russia’s State Repository of Precious Metals and Gems (Gokhran) will carry out an auction to sell special-size diamonds from the State Fund on March 20. Reportedly, buyers will be offered 556 gems totally weighing 12,595 carats. Demand is expected to be feverish.
Asian Demand, Tighter Supplies are Main Drivers in 2012
22 february 2012
Global diamond demand is likely to grow at a ''fairly nice'' pace, driven by consumers across Asia coupled with tighter supplies in the absence of any new big diamond mines, said Varda Shine, the chief executive of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC).
